Encounters with Emotions : Negotiating Cultural Differences Since Early Modernity

Spanning Europe, Asia and the Pacific, __Encounters with Emotions__ investigates experiences of face-to-face transcultural encounters from the seventeenth century to the present and the emotional dynamics that helped to shape them. Each of the case studies collected here investigates fascinating historiographical questions that arise from the study of emotion, from the strategies people have used to interpret and understand each other’s emotions to the roles that emotions have played in obstructing communication across cultural divides. Together, they explore the cultural aspects of nature as well as the bodily dimensions of nurture and trace the historical trajectories that shape our understandings of current cultural boundaries and effects of globalization. Contents Illustrations Introduction. Encountering Feelings – Feeling Encounters Chapter 1. Missionaries: False Reverence, Irreverence and the Rethinking of Christian Mission in China and India Chapter 2. Travellers: Transformative Journeys and Emotional Contacts Chapter 3. Anthropologists: Feelings in the Field Chapter 4. Entrepreneurs: Encountering Trust in Business Relations Chapter 5. Diplomats: Kneeling and the Protocol of Humiliation Chapter 6. Occupiers and Civilians: Facing the Enemy Chapter 7. Prisoners: Experiencing the Criminal Other Chapter 8. ‘Monsters’: Emotional Incoherence and Familial Murder Chapter 9. Performers: From ‘Courtesans’ to Kathakali King Lear Chapter 10. Lovers and Friends: Encounters of Hearts and Bodies Conclusion. After Encounters with Feelings: Outcomes and Further Issues Index of Subjects Index of Names and Places "Spanning Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Encounters with Emotions investigates experiences of face-to-face transcultural encounters from the seventeenth century to the present and the emotional dynamics that helped to shape them. Each of the case studies collected here investigates fascinating historiographical questions that arise from the study of emotion, from the strategies people have used to interpret and understand each other's emotions to the roles that emotions have played in obstructing communication across cultural divides. Together, they explore the cultural aspects of nature as well as the bodily dimensions of nurture and trace the historical trajectories that shape our understandings of current cultural boundaries and effects of globalization"-- Provided by publisher The case-studies presented in this volume explore the cultural aspects of nature and the bodily dimensions of nurture in order to trace the historical trajectories that shape our understandings of current cultural boundaries and effects of globalization.